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WWE 

WrestleMania notes regarding announce team, Stratus, and more

- Jim Ross mentioned on his blog at JRsBarBQ.com that he, Michael Cole and Jerry “The King” Lawler will be the announce team for WrestleMania 25 this Sunday on PPV. 

- The UK Sun is reporting that Trish Stratus has spoken to them indicating that she has NO commitments for this weekend, which may imply that she will not be appearing at WrestleMania for the 25 Diva Battle Royal. Nothing has been confirmed at this time, however.

- WWE has set up a ring at the hotel where the wrestlers are staying, in order for them to work out and properly prepare for WrestleMania.

Credit: wrestlezone.com/411mania.com

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WWE rescinds decision to pull Jimmy Hart from Booker T’s convention

- PWInsider.com has just confirmed that World Wrestling Entertainment has changed their stance and has rescinded pulling Jimmy Hart from tomorrow’s Fanfest being promoted by Booker T.

There’s no word on whether the open letter Booker posted at www.BookerTLOW.com had any bearing on the latest move, but as of this afternoon, Booker received word Hart would be coming as originally scheduled.

None of the other talent originally scheduled for the Fanfest who later pulled out will be appearing beyond Hart.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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Monty Brown wants to return to WWE

- In a recent interview with Michigan Live, former TNA and WWE performer Monty Brown stated that he was negotiating for a return to the WWE. Brown said…

“I had to take some time away for a while on my own terms, but I kept a good rapport with the company and can come back at any time. I’ve got a lot going and I had a lot going (before leaving the WWE).”

You can read the full article here.

Credit: 411mania.com

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TNA

Brother Runt and Balls Mahoney return, TNA Stars heading to Japan

- Brother Runt & Balls Mahoney appeared at the recent TNA TV Tapings as part of the Team 3D vs Beer Money Angle. 

Both had previous been in TNA.   Balls Mahoney made a few appearances as Sandman’s partner when TNA was producing weekly PPVs in Nashville.  Brother Runt was part Team 3D in TNA in 2006-7.

- Kurt Angle and The Motor City Machine Guns head to Japan this weekend for New Japan Wrestling. 

The Machine Guns retained the IWGP  Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles defeating No Limit (Yujiro and Naito) in a match at the TNA TV Tapings this week.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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ROH 

ROH Newswire for April 2nd

- Ring of Honor will be in Houston, TX this weekend for two gigantic events. Both events take place at the George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, TX 77010. “Supercard of Honor IV” will take place on Friday night with a bell time of 8:00 PM. This event features Nigel McGuinness vs. Jerry Lynn for the ROH World Title; KENTA vs. Davey Richards for the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title; Tyler Black & The Necro Butcher vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Austin Aries; Roderick Strong vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima; Byan Danielson vs. Alex Koslov; World Tag Team Champion El Generico, vs. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brent Albright vs. NWA World Champion, Blue Demon, Jr. in a Four Corner Survival; World Tag Team Champion Kevin Steen, Jay Briscoe, & Magno vs. Chris Hero, Eddie Edwards, & Incognito; Colt Cabana vs. D-Lo Brown; plus more. Tickets will be available to purchase at the door on Friday night.

- On Saturday we have a special matinee Pay-Per-View taping with a start time of 2:00 PM. For those fans attending the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony at night and the ROH show in the afternoon, the buildings are right next to each other. You won’t have to miss either event. Ring of Honor presents “Take No Prisoners” featuring a Dream Tag Team Match with GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion KENTA & Tyler Black vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Austin Aries; Bryan Danielson vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Erick Stevens vs. D-Lo Brown in a Four Corner Survival; ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness & Claudio Castagnoli vs. NWA World Champion Blue Demon Jr. & Brent Albright; Jimmy Jacobs vs. The Necro Butcher in a No DQ War; Alex Koslov vs. Roderick Strong; ROH World Tag Team Champions Kevin Steen & El Generico, Jay Briscoe, & Magno vs. The American Wolves, Chris Hero, & Incognito; Colt Cabana vs. Ace Steel; plus more. Tickets will be available to purchase at the door on Saturday afternoon.

- This Saturday’s episode of Ring of Honor on HDNet features a great main event of “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries. Other bouts include Sterling James Keenan vs. Erick Stevens, Dark City Fight Club vs. Cheech & Cloudy, and The Necro Butcher vs. Chris Hero. For more information including air dates and times click here: http://www.hd.net/ringofhonor.html.

- “That Young Knockout Kid” Chris Hero has claimed that he’s perfected the rolling elbow strike due to knowledge bestowed on him by the legendary Mitsuharu Misawa. Others simply claim that his knockout prowess is due to an obviously loaded green elbow guard. ROH officials have been unable to find any concrete evidence to prove that the elbow guard has been doctored in any way, and super agent Larry Sweeney refuses to comment other than to praise the deadly precision with which Hero has been able to dispatch his opponents. Now Hero will have the chance to put that elbow to use as his opponents for ROH’s return to Canada have been finalized. On April 17th in Montreal, Hero will face rising Canadian star Frankie the Mobster in singles competition. A win by Frankie could secure him future ROH appearances, while Sweet-N-Sour Incorporated claims that this contest is nothing more than a “sparring session”. Then on April 18th in Markham, the challenge for Hero would appear greater as he’s signed to face the Necro Butcher! These two recently met during the inaugural ROH on HDNet television tapings, and that match will air this weekend on HDNet! Can Hero “pad” his personal win column in Canada?

- A pair of tag team matches has been signed for Dayton on April 24th. First, the Phoenix Twins will make their Dayton ROH debut as they oppose the team of Austin Aries and “Addicted to Love” Rhett Titus. This marks the first time that they will team since the camaraderie between Aries, Titus, and Kenny King came to light in Pittsburgh. Can the athletic Phoenix Twins score the huge upset, or is this just the beginning of great things for Aries and his newfound friends? Also, the Dark City Fight Club has been very impressive since debuting in ROH back at Proving Ground ‘09, and they’ve run roughshod over everyone they’ve faced in ROH since then. Now they will see a rematch from Proving Ground ‘09 Night One, as they will face the ROH World Tag Team Champions, Kevin Steen and El Generico in non-title action. The DCFC couldn’t score the upset back in Coral Springs, but now they have momentum on their side while the champs have been busy trying to fight off the American Wolves. Can the Fight Club knock off one of the best tag teams on the globe?

- Chicago Ridge will be buzzing on April 25th as two big matches have also been signed. It looks like “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson’s fight against the Embassy will continue in Chicago as Prince Nana has secured a singles match between Danielson and his “crown jewel”, Jimmy Rave! Rave and Bison Smith fell to Dragon and Colt Cabana at the Seventh Anniversary show in New York, and now Rave wants redemption. He hasn’t forgotten the past, and wants nothing more than to set in the heel hook and slay the Dragon. Can Rave use the past to his advantage? Also signed for Chicago Ridge, a special attraction has been signed as Larry Sweeney has gotten Chris Hero signed to one of his highest profile matches since returning from Japan. On April 25th, Hero will face Tyler Black! Sweeney and Hero know that a victory over Black could catapult Hero into title contention, and they would love nothing more than to see that happen sooner than later. Black is also preoccupied, looking over his shoulders at all times for Austin Aries and Jimmy Jacobs. Get ready Chicago, besides those great matches you’ll also witness the “homecoming” of Colt Cabana ! Tickets are on sale now at www.rohwrestling.com. Don’t miss it!

- After conversations yesterday, we have learned that ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness has been strongly advised by medical personnel that further injury to either of his arms could result in surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation process which would keep him out of action for several months. The safety and well-being of every performer is without question the top priority for ROH officials but McGuinness has informed everyone involved that nothing will stop him from “shattering Geritol Lynn’s ridiculous dreams”. Those comments aside, ROH officials are considering McGuinness a “game time” decision. Should McGuinness ultimately be unable to compete this weekend in Houston, ROH officials and the Booking Committee are prepared to shift the card.

- Jimmy Jacobs faces the Necro Butcher as part of “Take No Prisoners” on Saturday in Houston as outlined in this week’s main page article. But Jimmy will see Necro again, this time as part of another of the Television Main Event for Ring of Honor on HDNet. On April 10th in South Philly it will be tag team warfare as Jacobs and the gargantuan Brodie Lee will take on the Necro Butcher and Delirious! HDNet executives consider their network a family-friendly platform, but they have seen the type of carnage that can result when Jacobs and his hatred are at full bore. Considering the history and bad blood in this match, there is no telling how far any of these men will go to destroy each other!

- The Buy 3, Get 1 Free Ring of Honor DVD Sale is back at www.rohwrestling.com. The sale will also be in effect at this weekend’s live events in Houston. New DVD releases include Proving Ground 2009 weekend from Florida. “Proving Ground 2009 Night 1″ from 2/6/09 in Coral Springs, FL features Tyler Black vs. Davey Richards; Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. Dark City Fight Club, Nigel McGuinness vs. Brent Albright; Bryan Danielson & Jerry Lynn vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Delirious; Necro Butcher vs. Austin Aries; plus more. “Proving Ground 2009 Night 2″ from 2/7/09 in Orlando, FL features Bryan Danielson vs. El Generico in a great match; Nigel McGuinness vs. D-Lo Brown for the ROH World Title; Tyler Black & Necro Butcher vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Delirious, Davey Richards vs. Kevin Steen; a wild six man tag; plus more.

- You can now save 30% Off the regular price on live event tickets for ALL upcoming Ring of Honor events. No discount code is needed. Ticket prices have already been reduced at ROHWrestling.com. 

- We’ll be back on Monday with an answer as to whether or not the “Tables are Legal” tag team title match between the American Wolves and Steen and Generico will happen in Philly, as well as more match and talent announcements for Montreal, Markham, Dayton, and Chicago, and the aftermath from ROH’s huge debut deep in the heart of Texas!

Credit: 411mania.com

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Eric Bischoff creates a new show

- Variety.com has posted the following article which you can read at this link.

CMT has ordered eight episodes of “Runnin’ Wild …From Ted Nugent,” a reality-competition series that will feature the right-wing rock star and hunting advocate teaching contestants how to survive in the wild, then chasing after them along with his 18-year-old son, Rocco.

Series will begin running on the MTV Networks channel in August.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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WWE 

The Chairman will induct the Rattlesnake 

- It was announced during ECW on Sci-Fi that Vince McMahon would induct Steve Austin into the WWE Hall of Fame.

- Saturday night, WWE.com will stream live coverage of the event, starting at 7PM ET.

- The USA Network will air the one-hour special, which will include the Steve Austin induction, Saturday night, April 4th at 10PM ET.

- There will be a replay on the USA Network at 1AM on Sunday April 5th.

- The Score in Canada will air the event at 5PM ET on April 5th.

Credit: 411mania.com

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More details regarding Tazz leaving WWE

- According to PWinsider.com, Tazz gave his notice a few weeks ago, stating that he needed to “recharge his batteries,” and wanted to leave the right way. Last night he said good-bye to Shane and Stephanie McMahon, but is not known if he had a final meeting with Vince McMahon.

Tazz’s contract does expire at the end of the day, and he was not released. He also offered to work WrestleMania, as he didn’t want to leave the company in a bad situation.

Credit: 411mania.com

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Greatest Superstars of the 1990’s DVD details

- World Wrestling Entertainment’s next DVD release will be the Greatest Stars of the 1990’s. The DVD focuses on WCW and WWF/WWE talents from that era and will be hosted by former ECW champion Tazz in what will be his “final” WWE project :

DISC ONE

Tazz - Introduction

Shawn Michaels

From the Smallest Champion to the Largest

Yokozuna

Samoan Culture

The Rock

Drawing the Casual Fan

Women of the 90s

Tough and Sexy

Kevin Nash

Battle for Superstardom

Owen Hart

Fun Filled Memories

Ric Flair

Infamous Figure

Mick Foley

The Quest for Success

Not So Great Stars of the 90s

The Reinvention

Hulk Hogan

Attitude and Controversy

Triple H

Technical Savvy

Bret Hart

Pop Culture Phenomenon

Vince McMahon / Eric Bischoff / Paul Heyman

The Total Package

Lex Luger

The IT Factor

Sting

The Bad Guy

Razor Ramon

Respect

The Undertaker

A Rebel

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Tazz - Close

Extras

• Razor Ramon – Restaurant Vignette
July 11, 1992

• The Undertaker Builds a Coffin for Yokozuna
December 1993

• Bret Hart – New Generation Vignette
July 1994

• Owen Hart Inside a Steel Cage
August 20, 1994

• Shawn Michaels Press Conference Before WrestleMania XI
February 28, 1995

• Hunter Hearst Helmsley - “Riff Raff”
April 15, 1995

• Mankind – “And God Created Mankind”
January 6, 1996

• Scott Hall & Kevin Nash N.W.O. Vignette
August 19, 1996

• The Hart Foundation Reunites
March 31, 1997

• D-Generation X Reenacts the Montreal Incident
November 24, 1997

• The Rock Reads Steve Austin’s Eulogy
April 19, 1999

• Steve Austin remembers the Shockmaster

DISC TWO

Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan
Madison Square Garden - November 30, 1991

WWE Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels
Survivor Series - November 25, 1992

WWE Championship Match
Hulk Hogan vs. Yokozuna
King of the Ring - June 13, 1993

Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart
WrestleMania X - March 20, 1994

Intercontinental Championship Match
Diesel vs. Razor Ramon
Superstars – April 13, 1994

International World Heavyweight Championship Match
Sting vs. Vader
Slamboree – May 22, 1994

WWE Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Diesel
Royal Rumble – January 22, 1995

WWE Women’s Championship Match
Alundra Blayze vs. Bull Nakano
Monday Night Raw – April 3, 1995

DISC THREE

Triple Header Match
Shawn Michaels & Diesel vs. Yokozuna & British Bulldog
In Your House – September 24, 1995

#1 Contender Match
Owen Hart vs. Shawn Michaels
In Your House – February 18, 1996

WWE Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Vader
SummerSlam – August 18, 1996

Steel Cage Match
Mankind vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
SummerSlam – August 3, 1997

WCW Championship Match
Lex Luger vs. Hulk Hogan
Monday Nitro – August 4, 1997

WWE Championship Match
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker
SummerSlam – August 30, 1998

United States Championship Match
Sting vs. Bret Hart
Halloween Havoc – October 25, 1998

Strap Match
Triple H vs. The Rock
Fully Loaded – July 25, 1999 

Credit: PWinsider.com

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Another diva in the WrestleMania battle royal, Triple H bodybuilding interview, WM economic impact

- According to PWinsider.com, Jackie Gayda-Haas will be a part of the Miss WrestleMania battle royal this Sunday.

- Triple H talks in detail about bodybuilding and his daily diet in an interview with RX Muscle. Check out the article here.

- Chron.com has an article up on the economic impact that WrestleMania will have on Houston. Check out the article here.

Credit: 411mania.com

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ROH

Scheduled Ring of Honor TV main events for next taping

- The updated list of TV main events for the next round of ROH on HD Net TV Tapings at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA on Thursday 4/9 and Friday 4/10 are:

* Roderick Strong vs. Austin Aries

* Bryan Danielson vs. Tyler Black

* ROH Tag Team champions Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. Rhett Titus & Kenny King

* Chris Hero vs. Eddie Kingston

Credit: PWinsider.com

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WWE

More participants added to Diva’s Battle Royal at WrestleMania XV

- At today’s WWE WrestleMania XXV press conference, it was announced that Sunny, Torrie Wilson, Molly Holly and Victoria would be a part of the Miss WrestleMania Battle Royal.

Already announced for the match were Melina, Maryse, Mickie James, Gail Kim, Michelle McCool, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Alicia Fox, Kelly Kelly, Maria, Eve Torres, Katie Lea Burchill, Beth Phoenix, Layla El, Rosa Mendes, Candice Michelle, Natalya Neidhart, Jillian Hall, Tiffany.

Candice Michelle is currently questionable for the match, due to a recent ankle injury. Also, Wendi Richter and Lita have tuned down the invitation to appear in the match.

Credit: 411mania.com

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Taz leaves WWE

- PWInsider.com and others are reporting that Jim Ross’ WWE Smackdown broadcast partner Taz is done with the company, and that yesterdays tapings were his last. His contract is reported to be expiring soon.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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TNA

Talent update for Booker T’s convention, Kurt Angle movie trailer

- Former WWF champion and current TNA star Mick Foley has been added to Booker T Legends of Wrestling Fanfest this Friday in Houston, Texas.  Foley is scheduled to appear on TNA house show events this weekend but since the convention is a charity event designed to help raise funds for children in the Houston area, he is going to fly to Houston to appear for several hours, then rush back to Louisiana for the TNA house show that evening.

Former WWE, ECW and TNA star Matt “Spike Dudley/Brother Runt” Hyson has also been added to the convention, making it a full Team 3D reunion.

- The trailer for Kurt Angle’s film End Game can be viewed here: http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/100788/Various-News:-Kurt-Angle-Film-Trailer,-Bret-Hart-UK-Book-Signing,-Simon-Diamond-Sues-Clergy-Claiming-Sexual-Harassment.htm

Credit: wrestlezone.com/PWinsider.com

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Other

Simon Diamond files molestation lawsuit

- Former ECW and TNA Performer Pat “Simon Diamond” Kenny is currently filing suit against, claiming sexual abuse as a child, against a teacher and priest at a prestigious Delaware high school. Here is the press release:

Former TNA Star Files Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Priest 

Church Officials Knew Cleric Was Abuser, Yet Allowed Him to Stay in Schools in Three States

Simon Diamond Vows to Help Keep Kids Safe

“The Time for Silence and Shame is Over,” He Says 

A former TNA Wresting Star filed a child sex abuse lawsuit today, accusing a teacher and priest at a prestigious Delaware high school of sexually abusing him when he was a young teen student at the school.

Pat Kenney, who wrestled under the name Simon Diamond, used a landmark Delaware Law, the Child Victims Act, to come forward and tell his story of childhood sexual abuse at Wilmington’s Salesianum High School, where he says he was sexually molested by known predator Denis Killion. 

Rev. Denis Killion was removed from ministry when four men came forward in August to accuse him of sexual abuse. Letters exposed in the cases showed that church officials knew that Killion was a molester, but instead of removing him, moved the priest to schools in Pennsylvania and Florida.

http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2008/07_08/2008_08_07_Parra_LettersSupport.htm.

Since then, a fifth victim has come forward.

Credit: 411mania.com

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WWE

New WrestleMania match, Two employees released

- There will be a 25 Diva Battle Royal at WrestleMania 25. WWE is looking into booking some women from the company’s past to fill out the 25 spots.

- WWE creative team member John Carle and Hall of Famer, Afa have been released from the company.

Credit: 411mania.com and wrestlezone.com

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Boogeyman news, ECW rating

- The Boogeyman is already booking himself on the independents as he’s set to appear at Signamania on April 25th in Pennsylvania and at the “Legends of the Ring” convention in May.  Interestingly, he is using his full gimmick and costume that should be owned and controlled by the WWE as they do all their intellectual property.

- Tuesday night’s ECW broadcast finished with a final 1.4 cable rating which is up from last week.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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JBL makes big statement for WrestleMania, WWE on VH1

- JBL recently posted the following blog on his WWE Universe account regarding his participation at WrestleMania 25:

“I have said all along I am going to do something historic at WrestleMania…Believe me when I tell you - it will blow you away what will happen with JBL at WrestleMania.”

- WWE.com is promoting that John Cena, John Morrison, The Miz, Big Show and Maria will be appearing on VH1’s Top 20 Music Video Countdown this Saturday.

Credit: PWinsider.com and wrestlezone.com

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TNA

Knockouts’ go to Iraq, Booker T books more names to convention

- Traci Brooks and SoCal Val will be making a trip to Iraq to visit with military personnel.

- Booker T has added Rikishi, Diamond Dallas Page and Kimberly Page to his Legends of Wrestling Fanfest over WrestleMania weekend in Houston, Texas. You can get more details by going here.

Credit: 411mania.com

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ROH

ROH trailers

- The trailer for the first ROH show can be viewed here

- The ROH Video Wire for today which features a Ric Flair tease involving champion Nigel McGuinness is here

Credit: PWinsider.com and 411mania.com

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Other

Stevie Richards loses job, 1990’s wrestler arrested for bank robbery

- According to the AP, the Connecticut School of Broadcasting shut down all of their campuses with no warning, and are now out of business. Stevie Richards had recently taken a teaching job there

- Former professional wrestler Jeff Gaylord, 50, was arrested in late January at his home in Littleton, Colorado for committing two bank robberies. Gaylord worked for many promotions, including the UWF, World Class, the USWA, the GWF, the AWF, Memphis as well as stints in Puerto Rico.

Gaylord has previously been convicted of bank robbery back in 2001 and entered a plea of guilty. He was then sentenced to six and a half years in prison. This time, he was caught at a second robbery as a witness was able to get his license plate number. Gaylord would reportedly disguise himself with sunglasses, a hooded sweatshirt, a band-aid over his nose and even a fake beard. For more details, you can check out the following article from The Colorado Tribune.

Credit: 411mania.com

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WWE

Boogeyman released, Former star makes indy appearance 

- WWE.com announced today that The Boogeyman had been released.

- Manu, who was recently released from the WWE, will be making his first independent appearance since his release at the WXW C-4 in Allentown, PA this Saturday.

Credit: 411mania.com

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Jericho and Fozzy releasing new album

- According to Blabbermouth.net, Chris Jericho has signed a deal with Australia’s Riot Entertainment for them to handle the release of Fozzy’s fourth album, titled “Chasing the Grail”. You can check out the full article here.

Credit: 411mania.com

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Why Rey missed Raw, Batista returning for WrestleMania…but not how you think

- Rey Mysterio had to miss Raw last week as well as several house show events due to a family issue which The Wrestling Observer is now reporting was a complication his wife was having with her current pregnancy.

- WWE.com has a list of talent currently scheduled to make autograph signing appearances during their Wrestlemania Fan Axxess weekend. Amongst those name is currently sidelined Raw star Batista. Although he will be ready to return to the ring in about a month, we have previously reported that he will NOT be wrestling at WrestleMania 25.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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TNA

Booker T comments on WWE taking superstars from his charity event

- The Houston Press has a story today that follows up on Mike Johnson’s earlier report that certain talents are pulling out of Booker T’s charity show in Houston on WrestleMania weekend.  They talked to Booker who said, “It’s not going to stop anything, we’re still going to go forward with it…We’re just replacing those people with actually bigger names.  I don’t think me doing my charity is going to hurt the revenue of WrestleMania, or hurt the Hall of Fame, and we’re not doing this, you know, to hurt WrestleMania…or ride their coattails or anything.”  They talked to World Wrestling Entertainment employee Robert Zimmerman who said, “I don’t even know what his charity deal is, to be perfectly honest with you.”

Credit: PWinsider.com

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ROH

Gabe Sapolsky blogs about first taping and his favorite match

- Gabe Sapolsky has a new blog up, discussing booking theory in regards to the first ROH show and PPV as well as his favorite ROH match. You can check out the full blog here.

Credit: 411mania.com

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Other

Marty Jannetty returns to the ring, Nowinski on Rather show, Former WWE refs to fight

- Marty Jannetty returns to the ring at the CLASH wrestling event on March 7th. The event starts at 7PM and will be held at the Taylor Town Trade Center in Taylor, MI.

- Christopher Nowinski was recently on the “Dan Rather Reports” show on HDNet. The show focused on concussions and brain damage to professional athletes.

- Former WWE referees Wes Adams and Mike Posey will face off in a wrestling match on March 28th at the Spring Bash 2009 show in Summit, MS at the Gordon Covington Rotary Gym. Adams wrestled as Scott Starr previous to his WWE refereeing job, and Posey wrestled briefly in TNA.

Credit: 411mania.com

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WWE

WrestleMania and Mickey Rourke, Draft news, Creative news

- At this point, the plan for WrestleMania XXV is to have Mickie Rourke sit at ringside and get involved somehow with the finish of the Jericho match, reports WrestlingObserver.com.  The idea is to build Rourke up as a former boxer and somehow implement a Big Show-type of punch to Jericho when Rourke is confronted.  As far as Jericho’s opponent for the event, Vince McMahon has apparently been telling people that he has it covered, but no one knows who it is at this point.  Hulk Hogan is saying that they could not come to an agreement and unless plans change at the eleventh hour (which is very possible), it won’t be him.  There is some talk of Jerry Lawler being the guy to face Jericho since he’s stated in the past that he would like to wrestle at WrestleMania before his career is over.  He has never wrestled on a WrestleMania event.  Nothing is confirmed at this point, however.

- This year’s draft decisions will mostly be decided the weekend of WrestleMania due to the fact that the entire creative team will be there in Houston.  Vince plans on holding extended meetings that weekend to discuss the direction heading out of WrestleMania and after the draft.  It does look at this point that Triple H is definitely coming over to Raw because most of the key people don’t believe his WrestleMania match with Orton is going to be a one-off deal.  Outside of that, it doesn’t seem like much talk has went into the draft yet.

- As we’ve reported, Freddy Prinze, Jr. is now out of creative, although reports now indicate that many have expected this for quite some time, specifically Stephanie McMahon.  She offered him a promotion complete with more duties a couple of months ago, but he declined claiming he was looking at giving notice a few days later.  Stephanie talked him into staying on part-time for a while, but he virtually took himself out of the picture for weeks leading up to his departure.  He was on the creative email-list that went out, but had not been attending shows and if he did give any input via email, no one knew about it.  The idea is that WWE would like to keep some sort of working relationship with Prinze, but it will not be in any creative capacity.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Various news: ECW rating, Former Diva pregnant, Lawsuit dropped against WWE

- The February 24, 2009 edition of ECW on Sci-Fi did a 1.4 cable rating.

- Congratulations are in order for former WWE diva and Diva Search contestant, Amy Weber, who announced on her Myspace page that she is expecting her first child.

- The Stamford Advocate is reporting that Senior U.S. District Judge Peter Dorsey dismissed the lawsuit against WWE by Chris Kanyon, Raven and Mike Sanders. They were suing WWE claiming that they were misrepresented by the company as independent contractors and should have been considered full time employees. You can get the full story here

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CM Punk talks about house shows, his good year, building ROH, and more

- Alfonso Castillo of NY Newsday has posted an interview with CM Punk as part of the hype for the Nassau Coliseum show tomorrow.  You can read the full interview by clicking here.

The advantage of house shows versus televised events: “I think as a fan of wrestling, you can’t beat going to TV for the grand spectacle of the whole thing with the pyro, the music, and just the entire event atmosphere. It’s larger than life. But when you go to a house show, if you’re a wrestling fan, I think you have a better time because we have the freedom to pay more attention to the audience. We have the freedom to kind of go a little bit off in different directions. It’s more relaxed if that makes any sense. I know personally, I always have a better time on house shows. Sometimes at television you have to think about it. You’re doing a specific timed, television show. On a house show, we don’t have those restraints.”

Punk’s successful 2008: “The fact that I’m 30 years old, and in just this last year, in one entire year, I was ECW champion, I won the Money in the Bank at WrestleMania, I became World Champion, I was Tag Team Champion and I was the Intercontinental Champion, you know? And I won a Slammy.”

Thoughts on Ring Of Honor: “I’m proud to be able to say that I’m one of the guys that built that place – to just be able to say that that place is around because of me and handful of other guys. When times were tough, we were the guys who carried that place on our back – me, Samoa Joe, Homicide, Gabe Sapolsky. And of course there are countless others who are probably going to be mad that I didn’t mention them in this interview. But when you boil it down, we were the core guys. And I just love the fact that we built a place for guys to work and to learn. I’m very proud of that.”

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TNA

Mick Foley discusses TNA storylines and wrestling again

- Mick Foley recently conducted an interview with Slam! Wrestling and discussed quite a bit, including twists and turns that the fans should look out for in upcoming months, him training for the Lockdown pay per view, TNA critics, and much more. The following are excerpts from the interview. To read the article in its entirety, click here.

On twists and turns in the MEM/Frontline angle:

“I think the feud has given a lot of focus to the show. We haven’t seen anybody jump sides, and depending on who does, it could be even more interesting. (It could) shake things up in a big way. Who knows? It might be me.”

On the timing of his first match back in the ring:

“Clearly it wasn’t the biggest match I could have been in, but I think it may have been the right time. It’s unlike (my last stint in WWE) in that now, it’s not going to be one match every couple of years; it’ll be a few matches a year. You don’t want your jumping off point to be the absolute zenith of your time there.”

On TNA’s critics:

“Some people have a love-hate relationship with TNA like they really want it to work but sometimes they get frustrated when things don’t seem to go the way they like it. (To those people, I say) just have patience. Some weeks we’re going to hit the bullseye, sometimes we’re going to miss the target completely. But overall, a year from now, I think people will think that the company has made great strides.”

On training for a match return at Lockdown:

“I am training and gearing up as if I might have to do something at that show. I’ll leave it at that, for people to wonder about.”

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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ROH

ROH Newswire for Feb. 26

- Ring of Honor kicks off an historic weekend starting tomorrow (Friday) night in Danbury, CT at the Danbury Police Athletic League Building, 35 Hayestown Road, Danbury, CT 06811. The event starts at 8:00 PM. The show features an ROH World Title Elimination Match with Nigel McGuinness defending vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Tyler Black vs. Jimmy Jacobs; ROH World Tag Team Champion Kevin Steen & Jay Briscoe vs. Chris Hero & Eddie Edwards with Larry Sweeney in a Grudge Tag Team Match; Bryan Danielson vs. Delirious; Brent Albright vs. Claudio Castagnoli; The Necro Butcher vs. Brodie Lee in an Anything Goes Street Fight; plus more. Tickets will be available to purchase at the door on the night of the show.

- The inaugural TV tapings for Ring of Honor on HDNet take place THIS WEEKEND in Philadelphia, PA at The Arena (former New Alhambra Arena/ECW Arena), 7 Ritner Street, with a zip code of 19148. The event on Saturday night starts at 7:30 PM. The show on Sunday has a special 3 PM bell time. This is it, perhaps the most important weekend in ROH history as HDNet and ROH present the first National Television tapings in our 7-year company history! Don’t be left out as we tape the first 6 weeks of the brand new television series, which debuts on HDNet on March 21st! Scheduled to appear this weekend in Philadelphia are: ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness, Bryan Danielson, ROH World Tag Team Champion Kevin Steen, Jerry Lynn, The Necro Butcher, Tyler Black, Jay Briscoe, Chris Hero & Eddie Edwards with Larry Sweeney, Austin Aries, Brent Albright, Claudio Castagnoli, Delirious, Jimmy Jacobs & Brodie Lee of The Age of the Fall, Kenny King, Rhett Titus, & more. Tickets for both events will be available to purchase at the door on the day/night of the show.

- We’re happy to announce the 6th and final TV main event to be taped this Sunday at the Arena in South Philly, and it pits two of ROH’s best against one another. Bryan Danielson versus Tyler Black. What more needs to be said!? You DON’T want to miss your opportunity to be on National Television with ROH for the first time! If this match doesn’t personify the “ROH 101″ concept and give a huge taste of the style and action that new fans can come to expect from Ring of Honor on HDNet, nothing will. Come down to the Arena this Saturday and Sunday, as ROH and HDNet look to kick off a long-term relationship, and we want each and every one of you along for the ride!

- ROH officials have been told to expect a visit from Prince Nana at some point this weekend, and he’s apparently coming to “talk business”.

- ROH Officials are happy to announce that “M-Dogg” Matt Cross will return to action on March 20th in suburban Pittsburgh! He will team with his former Resilience teammate, Erick Stevens, to face the brash Kenny King and Rhett Titus in a contest of two teams made up of supreme athleticism, power, and according to Titus, “dependable thrust that you can trust”. Can M-Dogg make a splash in his return? Will King and Titus enter the ring in Pittsburgh the newly crowned World Tag Team Champions?

- Just signed for ROH’s 7th Anniversary Celebration at the Hammerstein Ballroom on March 21st are two matches that would main event anywhere in the country! D’Lo Brown looks to continue to impress ROH officials and fans as he has signed to face Jay Briscoe in Manhattan! “Man, I got all kind of respect for D’Lo,” said Jay. “And it’s an honor to face him in NYC. But D’Lo, I gotta warn you, this is ROH, and in ROH it’s simple. Man up, or get out.” Also signed for singles action is “Lightning” Mike Quackenbush! Quackenbush, making his return to ROH, will be locking up with Jerry Lynn! “I grew to love watching Jerry Lynn perform,” said Quack. “And to see his revival of sorts in ROH has been refreshing; it’ll be great to test myself against Jerry and to once again perform for the great ROH fans.”

- Bryan Danielson sent word to the ROH Booking Committee that he wants Bison Smith in the worst way, and apparently one match isn’t enough. He’s asked to face Bison in both St. Louis on March 13th and on the ROH debut in Indianapolis on March 14th. We have yet to receive word from Bison on whether or not he’ll accept this bold challenge from “the Best in the World”.

- We’re running a special sale this weekend on the ROH website and at the live events in Danbury & Philadelphia. For a limited time when you Buy 2 Ring of Honor DVD, you can get 1 Free. Full details on the sale along with the instructions on how to take advantage of this deal on the ROH website can be found here: http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=2643 . New ROH DVD releases include “Full Circle” from Manassas, VA from January 16th. This event features Features ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness vs. Tyler Black; Bryan Danielson vs. Jimmy Jacobs; Jerry Lynn vs. Austin Aries; Jay Briscoe & Roderick Strong vs. The American Wolves; Delirious vs. The Necro Butcher; plus more. Also available is “Injustice II” from Edison, NJ on January 17th. This show features the controversial Nigel McGuinness vs. Tyler Black ROH World Title Match; Bryan Danielson vs. Jerry Lynn; Roderick Strong & Erick Stevens vs. The American Wolves in a Lumberjack Strap Match; Austin Aries vs. Jay Briscoe vs. Jimmy Jacobs; plus more.

- There is a great article on The Necro Butcher here talking about “The Wrestler” and his career at http://www.dailymail.com/entertainment/200902251202 . Speaking of “The Wrestler”, click http://www.you-tube.com/watch?v=uK6smwWg8bc to see Bruce Springstein’s video for the title track in the film.

Credit: 411mania.com

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Other

Father of man injured in Nick Hogan crash arrested for murder plot

- In what has to be seen as a shocking turn of events, John Graziano Sr., whose son was severely injured in a car wreck as Nick Hogan’s passenger in 2007, was arrested for a suspected murder plot against his wife. Graziano Sr. is accused of hiring a hitman to kill his wife Debra. He reportedly had been plotting to have his wife killed in a car wreck. The hitman that Graziano Sr. dealt with was in actuality an undercover cop who received some $2,000 and a gift card from Graziano as payment for the proposed killing.

You can read more about it here

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WWE

Tonight’s Raw preview

- In addition to Shawn Michaels vs. JBL for the right to challenge the Undertaker at Wrestlemania, the following has been announced for tonight’s Raw broadcast:

- WWE Intercontinental champion CM Punk vs. WWE World Tag Team champion The Miz vs. WWE World Tag Team champion John Morrison for a slot in the Wrestlemania XXV Money in the Bank Ladder Match.

- WWE champion Triple H confronts Randy Orton.

- The latest confirmed WWE Hall of Fame inductee will be announced.

- Vladimir Kozlov has threatened to come to Raw and attack both Shawn Michaels and JBL.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Second-Generation star released

- World Wrestling Entertainment announced that Manu (Afa Anoa’i, Jr.), son of Afa the Wild Samoan, has been released from the company.

Manu was signed to a developmental deal in late 2006. He was brought up to the Raw brand last year to second Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes as part of a second generation unit.

There had been some unhappiness about his work and look, which led to his removal from the Legacy group. He hadn’t been seen in several weeks after being broken off from the Legacy storyline with the last tease sort of being that he and Sim Snuka would have some sort of partnership.

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Wrestlemania 26 location announced

- A press conference will be held tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 PM Pacific to officially reveal that, as expected, Wrestlemania 26 will be held at The University of Phoenix Stadium, which can hold upwards of 70,000.

Representatives of WWE The Arizona Cardinals, Global Spectrum and Glendale, AZ Mayor Elaine Scruggs will be present at the announcement.

Arizona had been expected for well over a year as the city was actively campaigning for the event in mid 2008.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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TNA

Lockdown tickets go on sale this Saturday

- Tickets go on sale this Saturday for the April 19th TNA “Lockdown” PPV in Philadelphia, PA. Kurt Angle will be doing an on-sale appearance that morning in Philadelphia.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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ROH

ROH news and notes

- NWA champion Blue Demon Jr. will be appearing at the ROH events in Houston, Texas over WWE Wrestlemania weekend. Lucha talents Incognito and Magno will also be working the Texas dates.

- PhillyBlurbs.com featured an article today on Ring of Honor and their HDNet TV deal, tying the Wrestler’s Oscar attempts into the company being featured in the film.  You can read the piece by clicking here.

- Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries has been added to the HDNet TV tapings.

- ROH announced that a Ric Flair promo on his forthcoming St. Louis area appearance would be included on their next videowire. It’s believed a deal is in place for 5 or 6 Flair appearances right now.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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Other

Hulk Hogan allegedly offered lead role for The Wrestler

- Hulk Hogan recently did an interview with The Los Angeles Times and he speaks on being offered the role of Randy “The Ram” Robinson in The Wrestler, however he decided to turn it down. The following are some selected quotes from the interview:

“The movie got made and they cast Mickey Rourke…I thought he did a great job…I don’t think the public could have handled it, though…Just made me realize after seeing the movie with Mickey Rourke that if someone does the real Hulk Hogan movie, you better hang on for the ride, brother.”

“Made me realize how shock value - that just the drop of reality - can have an effect on the public,” Hogan said. “It was wrestling light. Very light version of wrestling.”

- On whether Rourke should have decided to wrestle at Wrestlemania 25: “You don’t want to jade your performance or have the Hollywood community look at you like, ‘you sold out.”

He then related a situation where he once told The Rock to seperate himself from the wrestling world if he wanted to have a successful movie career. He went on to say that he ended up only being offered B-Movies because although he was interested in acting he always went back to wrestling, which the Holywood community would not accept.

You can listen to audio of the interview if you click here.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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WWE

Smackdown’s future with MyNetwork TV

- WWE issued the following press release earlier today in response to a press release sent out by The Associated Press:

WWE®’S SMACKDOWN® FUTURE?
February 9, 2009

STAMFORD, CT – February 9, 2009 – In light of today’s announcement by MyNetworkTV, World Wrestling Entertainment® officials are certain that SmackDown has a bright future.

WWE SmackDown, airing on Friday nights at 8:00/7:00 PM Central on MyNetworkTV, is the number one program on Friday nights on all broadcast television for males under the age of 50, including the key advertiser demos, M12-17 and M18-34.

WWE SmackDown will enter its 10th consecutive year this Fall, attesting to the popularity and longevity of the brand.

Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.

- The Associated Press initially issued the following press release earlier today:

NEW YORK (AP) - In a sign of the economic times, My Network TV says it will essentially become a rerun network next fall except for professional wrestling.

The move shows how the tough advertising climate is affecting television. Instead of developing new programs, it will show reruns of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and other series.

My Network TV will also stop programming on Saturday nights, leaving that night to their affiliates and owned stations.

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Chris Jericho news

- The original plan for WrestleMania was to be Chris Jericho vs. Mickey Rourke in some form of boxing match, with Ric Flair in the corner of Rourke. That may still happen, but if Rourke ends up not coming back into the angle, there are two ways the angle could go. The first is the Jericho vs. Flair match, which seems to be already teased. The second is a match between Chris Jericho and Steve Austin. Austin reportedly says Jericho is one of the few people he would trust to have a match with at this point, and also, it would play into Jericho’s recent promo work, where he made fun of “washed up Hall of Famers.”

- The Times Colonist has a story up about this past weekend’s altercation between Chris Jericho and some fans. In it, a female fan alleges Jericho of getting out of his car and calling her heckler boyfriend a racist slur. When she called Jericho a racist, she claims that he spit on her and then punched her. You can read the article here.

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Smackdown taping during WrestleMania may be changed, New talent signed

- There is talk about taping the Smackdown before WrestleMania on April 2nd instead of April 3rd, so that they can have the day to post produce the event. No final decision has been made to do the show live, but it will be either on the 2nd or 3rd from the Reliant Center in Houston.

- WWE has signed Tavita Fifita, the son of former WWF and WCW star Haku, to a WWE developmental deal. He will be starting with Florida Championship Wrestling very soon.

Credit: 411mania.com

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No Way Out Card

- Here’s what looks to be the final card for No Way Out on Sunday:

* All or Nothing: Shawn Michaels vs. JBL
* No Holds Barred Match: Shane McMahon vs. Randy Orton
* ECW Title Match: Finlay vs. Jack Swagger ©
* World Heavyweight Title Elimination Chamber Match: John Cena © vs. Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Mike Knox vs. Kane
* WWE Title Elimination Chamber Match: Edge © vs. HHH vs. The Big Show vs. The Undertaker vs. Vladimir Kozlov vs. Jeff Hardy

Credit: 411mania.com

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Val Venis update

- Val Venis is now broadcasting his very own Freetarian TV show, discussing politics his views on freetarianism and liberty in the US and more. You can check out the show here.

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WWE

ECW Championship match announced for No Way Out

- Following tonight’s ECW broadcast, it was announced that Jack Swagger will defend the ECW Title against Finlay at No Way Out.

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WrestleMania tickets still available

- The Wrestling Observer is reporting that despite ticket sales being strong for WWE’s Fan Axxess weekend and the Hall of Fame ceremony, the Wrestlemania 25 PPV itself is no where near sold out. Ticket sales are modest at this point, with WWE bringing in about a $5 million dollar advance gate, however there are still plenty of tickets left for the big show. Interestingly, it appears that the Hall of Fame ceremony will indeed surpass last year’s ceremony in terms of ticket sales. At this point, the only confirmed inductions are Stone Cold, Ricky Steamboat and “Cowboy” Bill Watts. That has to be considered impressive, and shows that Stone Cold is still a very big draw in this business.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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TNA

Christy Hemme returning to ring soon

- Although it was originally reported that Christy Hemme would be missing a significant amount of ring time due to the neck injury she suffered while training with AJ Styles, it appears this is not the case. Hemme was in fact back in the ring at an indy show in Brampton, Ontario. Whether or not this means she is ready to return to TV for TNA is unknown, and we will have more on this story as it develops.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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ROH

ROH news and notes for Feb. 4th

- While Lenny Leonard and Dave Prazak will start off as the commentators for the ROH on HDNet series of shows, that may change. The initial tapings will be a tryout of sorts for the duo, before the network officially signs off on them. This appears to be some form of creative control that HDNet holds, which makes sense since they are paying for the production of the shows. 

- The Ring of Honor “Caged Collision” PPV will debut on April 17th, 2009.

- Here are the weekend card for ROH’s return to Florida:

02.06.09 in Coral Springs at The Gymnasium
* Non-Title Match: Nigel McGuinness © vs. Brent Albright
* Tyler Black vs. Davey Richards
* Austin Aries vs. The Necro Butcher
* Bryan Danielson and Jerry Lynn vs. Delirious and Jimmy Jacobs
* ROH Tag Team Title Match: Kevin Steen and El Generico © vs. The Dark City Fight Club
* Kenny King, Chasyn Rance and Rhett Titus vs. Roderick Strong, Erick Stevens and TBA
* Brad Attitude vs. Sean Osbourne

02.07.09 in Orlando, FL
* ROH Title Match: Nigel McGuinness © vs. D-Lo Brown
* El Generico vs. Bryan Danielson
* Tyler Black and The Necro Butcher vs. Jimmy Jacobs and Delirious
* Kevin Steen vs. Davey Richards w/Larry Sweeney
* Jerry Lynn vs. Shawn Osborne
* Austin Aries vs. Brad Attittude
* Rhett Titus and Kenny King vs. The British Lions
* Also appearing: Roderick Strong, Brent Albright, Bison Smith, Erick Stevens, Dark City Fight Club and more!

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Other

Paul London returning to the ring

- Paul London will be returning to the ring for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla on February 21st. London will team with The Young Bucks to battle Karl Anderson, Joey Ryan and Scott Lost. Also on the card:

* PWG World Title Match: The Human Tornado vs. Chris Hero © 

* 2 our of 3 Falls Match: Bryan Danielson vs. TJ Perkins 

* No Disqualification Match: Austin Aries vs. Necro Butcher 

* El Generico vs. Kenny Omega

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